Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
Job overview
Gt Y Acute is an 18 bed mixed ward with the purpose of admission and assessment. We are looking for a person who is kind and compassionate to others, and has a focus on person centred care.
You will be working among a team of Doctors, Nurses, clinical support workers, physiotherapists, social workers, psycho therapists and Occupational Therapists. You will closely with the loved ones of service users to integrate life story work into the care planning of service users.
Within this job role you will be offered training, as well as at least monthly support by your line-manager. We believe that within a team it is important that staff feel listened to, and are able to make change happen.
Main duties of the job
* Keeping accurate records, updating care plans and risk assessments
* Monitoring a service users physical health and being able to respond to a deteriorating patient
* Relevant assessments for nurses - such as risk assessments, physical health assessments such as MUST and Waterlow, falls assessments.
* Leading a variety of meetings such as MDT, admission, best interest and discharge planning meetings
* Be able to act in a service users best interests, act as an advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves
* Be able to assess capacity of a service user
* Supervising and assessing student nurses
* Provide line management supervision to clinical support worker staff
* Be accountable for their work and be a reflective practitioner
* Complete medication rounds and administer IM medication
* Communicate regularly with carers
* Complete nursing assessments such as continuing health care.
* Over see the admission and discharge processes on the ward
* Working within legalities of the job, checking of T2/T3 forms, reading of 132 rights, writing tribunal reports where necessary.
* Management and oversight of the 136 suite
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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Person specification
NMC registered
Essential criteria
* NMC registered nurse
Desirable criteria
* Experience working on an organic ward
Experience & Skills
Essential criteria
* Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality
* Ability to work regularly unsupervised
Desirable criteria
* Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs
* Ability to supervise others
YOUR APPLICATION
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.